Diving Deep and Surfacing: Women Writers on Spiritual QuestDiving Deep and Surfacing reveals how the writings of Kate Chopin, Margaret Atwood, Doris Lessing, Adrienne Rich, and Ntozake Shange can inform women's search for spiritual renewal. A new afterword testifies to the importance of spiritual autobiography for women. |
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Nothingness Awakening Insight New Naming | 13 |
Kate Chopin | 27 |
Margaret Atwood | 41 |
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